Honda find reliability

Honda have found some reliably with their engines as they reveal they used the same power unit for the whole second week of testing in Barcelona.

Honda have struggled to develop their engine in the last three years but it seems as if their new pairing with Toro Rosso has enabled them to improve.

Honda’s F1 technical direction Toyoharu Tanabe said: “We used the same power unit throughout test two.

“Therefore, it was disappointing that we spotted an anomaly on the data from our PU towards the end of the session and decided to stop running, as there would not have enough time to investigate the situation fully and send the car out again.

“Overall, the results of winter testing have been satisfactory as we managed to get through nearly all items on our programme, thus acquiring plenty of valuable data.

“Equally important, it was our first eight days of working at a race track together with Toro Rosso.

“Its only testing but it has been an ideal start and now we look forward to racing together in Melbourne.”